Six Sigma Green Belt Body Of Knowledge

The following Six Sigma Green Belt Body of Knowledge is a summary of the required knowledge to successfully pass the Six Sigma Green Belt certification examination from the Management and Strategy Institute. Specifically, for Six Sigma Green Belt Certified (SSGBC)The Management and Strategy Institute follows the Six Sigma Quality Standards (SSQS) for Green Belt certification.

History of Six SigmaShould be able to define Six Sigma and have an understanding of the history of Six Sigma and why it is used in business today.

y = f(x)Although Six Sigma talks a lot about statistical analysis and measurements and various other mathematical applications, at the core of the process is one simple equation. Understand the basic function of y=f(x)

Process VariancesShould have a basic understanding of identifying where variances are occurring in a function.

TQM & othersHave an understanding of the other process improvement methodologies and how they differ from Six Sigma.

Recognizing opportunitiesUnderstand Six Sigma philosophies and how to recognize opportunity.

Managing QualityUnderstand how to frame quality into what is important to the customer.

Deciding to start a Six Sigma projectUnderstand the "how and why" regarding a company launching a quality improvement initiative like Six Sigma.

Organizational Roles and ResponsibilitiesUnderstand how team are formed and the role of each belt level within the Six Sigma project.

Estimating the BaselineUnderstand the process to estimate the baseline.

The Define StageThe Project Definition and scoping of goals and objectives. How the process is defined in terms of stakeholders, and the functionalities of the process.

The Measure PhaseGetting more detail into the process, what metrics and measurements are involved as well as estimating the baseline of the current “as is” process.

Six Sigma ToolsUnderstand the different tools that may be useful throughout the many parts of the Six Sigma project.

The Analyze PhaseUnderstand the value stream proposition and analysis. Determination of the factors that influence the process output.

The Improve StageUnderstand how the new process is defined, potential benefits examined and verification of the new process determined.

The Control StageUnderstand the standardization of new practice, verifying the impacts /savings, and how to document lessons learned.

Valuing Six SigmaUnderstand the role, like activities of a Green Belt and how that differs from a Black Belt. Understand the communication project tasks that a Green Belt will likely be asked to undertake.